Colognathus Case 1933 (amniote)

Osteichthyes

Synonym: Xenognathus Case 1928 [replaced name]

Full reference: E. C. Case. 1933. Colognathus proposed for Xenognathus, preoccupied. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science 23:65

Parent taxon: Amniota according to H.-D. Sues and R. R. Schoch 2013

See also Case 1933, Irmis 2005 and Murry 1986

Sister taxa: Dicondylia, Enigmatopus, Euamniota, Gnorhimosuchus, Kraterokheirodon, Mesosauria, Monocondylia, Plagiaulax dawsoni, Recumbirostra, Sauropsida, Synapsida, Timanosaurus, Vitalia

Subtaxa: Colognathus obscurus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (1 collection), United States (9: Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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